Stephen Fry reviews the Viewty

November 7th, 2007 by Dave@LGUK
 

Stephen Fry (yes, that Stephen Fry), in his brand new “Dork Talk” column, gives the LG Viewty a bit of a whirl, and overall he’s impressed:

One neat feature: the screen can vibrate when touched, offering a kind of fingertip feedback that, once you’re used to it, improves the whole relationship. In the end, I suspect this phone will attract more females than males, but what’s wrong with that?

I came expecting to scoff, but sent it back (reluctantly) to the PR company that let me play with it rather impressed. This is no iPhone killer any more than the Prada was, but if you want a neat, cute, fun phone that leans in favour of photos and general media larkiness, you could do a lot worse.

We’re pleased that he likes it, though we’d also like to clear something up. Stephen says you can only input text onto the phone via a numeric phone keypad or handwriting recognition (which he doesn’t like). However, the phone also offers a full QWERTY keyboard which takes advantage of the large touchscreen – which you can either use with your fingers or the stylus provided. So if you are a text & email addict and want to type quickly, your needs are taken care of.

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  • http://blendingthemix.com Paul Fabretti

    Guys

    If you need another review, give me a shout. I am looking to upgrade my N80 for an N95 but your little beauty has come into my radar. With imaging being so important to me (as well as functionality) I am seriously considering the Viewty.

    I see the two phones as being very similar so presents me with a real dilemma.

    regards

    Paul

  • John

    Hi, I have just purchased one of these phones in The Netherlands however have found the book (although it says is in English) is in French and Dutch. I have scoured the net including LG world sites but can not find an instruction manual in enlish to download. Can anyone please post a link or send a link to me as to wher I can obtain one. many thanks.

  • Doug Curry
  • http://www.noteapot.com noteapot

    I’ve used it for a month as a backup for my N95 so i dont have to keep swapping sims when i travel.

    Like – battery life – compared to my N95 its great I only have to charge it every two days. The Nokia struggles on one day
    The interface
    It works everywhere and its unlocked unlike the apple iphone
    It looks cool.
    The touch interface is great and easy to use (not quite as good as the iphone but the iphone is all interface and no phone)

    Dislike
    No camera lense cover
    No support for exchange client which makes it a non starter for business
    Strange USB power interface – yet another cable i have to carry (or as this week forget)
    No wi fi
    No information on applications _ i guess there are some but i cant find them easily
    No information on firmware or application updates LG are not geek friendly
    No GPS

    I like it but for the price felt it a bit underconfigured. The camera is OK but I know the camera lense is going to be scratched soon too.

  • Geoff White

    For the most part I like the viewty/ku990 on contract from 3.

    All is good except for these major things and is why I won’t consider another LG phone like this until they are sorted out.

    1) PC suite – does not sync with Vista and has not been revised as far as I can see.
    2) Because the PC suite does not work with Vista I can not download the messages to the PC – not that other users who have done this find it a pleasant experience anyway. Phone size memory is limited to 300 messages total.
    3) Lastly – the camera images are so heavily processed that any quality captured at 5MP is lost as the quality is so poor. In my experience as a keen photographer – which was the main reason for choosing this phone – i have been very disappointed.

    SO come on LG get your act together and provide some better support for the phone and get me to recommend the phone to others.

    Thanks Geoff

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